Recipes

Okay, this is unlike me. If you know me AT ALL, you know I don't really cook. The microwave is my friend, and so is cereal. Sometimes I get all crazy and might make tacos or pasta or my fanciest of all, DG Chicken. (Which is so yummy.) But, in general, I don't do the cooking thing. So the idea of me posting a recipe is really funny. However, my friend and blog reader Charity has asked me to post any Weight Watchers recipes that I might have. Well... that isn't too easy. But I'll give you a few. And if any of you out there are on WW, can you leave a comment with your recipes too? Charity would appreciate it. And, who knows? I might actually use your recipe too!

Pork Chops with Dijon Cream Sauce
(makes 4 servings, at 5 points per serving)
4 (4 oz.) boneless center cut pork loin chops (1/2 inch thick)
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
Cooking spray
½ cup fat free reduced sodium chicken broth
1/3 cup fat free half and half OR fat free evaporated milk
1 ½ tablespoon Dijon mustard
Trim fat from chops. Sprinkle both sides evenly with salt and pepper. Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; place over medium-high heat until hot. Add chops to skillet and cook 6-8 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove chops from skillet and keep warm. Add broth to skillet, stirring to loosen browned bits. Combine mustard and half and half, add to skillet. Reduce heat and simmer 7 minutes or until sauce is thickened slightly. Spoon over chops.

Haystacks
(Makes 26 at 1 point each.)
12 ounces semisweet chocolate chiops
Half box (16 oz.) Fiber One cereal
1 tablespoon peanut butter
Melt chips in microwave on full power about 2 1/2 minutes. Stir until smooth and melted. Add peanut butter, stir well. Add cereal. Stir until well-coated. Drop onto cookie sheet in 26 stacks. Refrigerate.

Pumpkin Fluff
(Makes 6 servings at 1 point each.)
1 cup Cool Whip Free Whipped Topping
4 serving fat-free sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix
15 oz canned pumpkin
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
First, mix all ingredients together in a blender, except the cool whip. Then fold in the cool whip to create "mousse" consistency.


Speedy Moo Shu Chicken
(Makes 4 servings at 5 points each.)
3/4 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs cut in strips
1 (4 oz.) package fresh shiitake mushrooms
1/8 tsp. salt
3 cups coleslaw mix
2 tbsp. hoisin sauce
4 (7 inch) fat free flour tortillas
Spray nonstick skillet with spray and heat on medium-high heat. Cook chicken 5-6 minutes and transfer to plate. Use more spray. Add mushrooms and salt, cook 2-3 minutes until mushrooms are softened. Add coleslaw until wilted (about 2-3 minutes). Add chicken and cook about 1 minute. Remove skillet from heat and add hoisin sauce. Warm your tortillas. Use 1/2 cup of filling in each tortilla.